Rachel Osborne
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I would call that Hollywood spin to Angel spin. You can keep one hand or two on the pole for Angel
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I think the Juliet spin would be the closest approximation.
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Side plank (star)
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Day 20 MarichasanaA
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Thigh rest to superman to shoulder mount
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Bow pose day 19
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Day 18
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Day 17 extended side angle pose
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Day 16. I can’t do this one properly any more, since having a baby aged 39 and getting SPD during pregnancy I cannot get my knees to ground anymore and my lower back is so tight.
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Woo hoo! So happy for you! 😎ðŸ‘ðŸ‘ðŸ‘ðŸ‘ðŸ‘🙌
No hands non twisted jade I am working on; I have great difficulty getting level in it and end up like this angle /
With my head much lower than my back leg, so if anyone has any badass tip on that shout! -
2. Knee pulls across the chest to the shoulder like a car seatbelt; twist TWIST TWIST your body so the pole locks deep in the pocket above the hip bone below the ribs. Deeeeeeeeep. It’s easier to get flat if you bring knee to opposite shoulder then unfurl the leg from bent, rather than waving it about straightened. Many people seem to instantly get 2 inches flatter if they grab their foot or ankle, not calf, and then crush their boobies into the side of their top thighs.
3. Now arch your chest and push your breastbone up to the side of your thigh: try to push your cleavage to the side of the front leg.
4. That hand on your bum is not there for decoration. It’s SHOVING the hip joint back up into its socket, to quote Aerial Amy, like yo are juicing an orange.
5. And finally. That back leg. Drop it. Drop it more. Don’t point your toes, point your whole leg starting at the hip flexors and point it hard and straight down at the floor. The release will feel weird if you’re doing it right – imagine you are wearing a garter belt. Where the ribbon things that attach the stockings to the belt lie on the top front of your thigh – that’s where you flex, extend and focus. Flex and point like crazy whilst feeling that part of your leg working your quad. Use your glutes to fire the energy all the way down to your toes. Twist, lock, exhale and drop drop drop back leg.
There you go, my jade nerd essay. 🙂
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Ok, I LOVE jade and it was my dream move – the trick that made my jaw drop and my skin tingle and made me want to dance on a pole. I never thought I’d be able to do it. I obsessed over it and read, watched everything I could find that was vaguely relevant to understand the mechanics of it so it stopped being magic and impossible and became obtainable and trainable.
I could go on and on, and frequently do, because I love helping pole sisters get flatter jades and am constantly trying to improve mine. The best tips I have are from Aerial Amy, Miss PoleTricksee and of course, Veena. In no particular order:
1. It is not splits. You are not in a flat split. It shouldn’t even be called splits. It is a TWISTED push-pull strength hold with straight legs. Forget splits and oversplits: that’s a totally different ball game. Look at the angles in that pic I took sideways on and upsidedown. See? It’s like a chopsticks. Hips twisted waaaaaaaaay out of square. To be crude, your crotch/shorts gusset is not pointing up. It’s twisted sideways. If you were super talented in the exotic tricks department and could fire ping pong balls from your hoo haa whilst jading, they would hit the wall, not the ceiling.
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Did someone say jade?
I have to put my boy to bed and read stories and stuff for next hour but would love to pop in here later and be a jade nerd.
Meanwhile I just got this cool pic of my jade from above in my showcase solo! Posting it because it helps to have visual of all the stuff I will be banging on about shortly: the twisty push pull secrets I will always be grateful I was taught of how to cheat your way into flat jade
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Forward fold
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I am sure you will get there! It might take self-education, extra workarounds and some regular reconditioning drills but you can heal your core and find your straddle power! And we will all cheer you on!